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The Phoenix Islands is an archipelago, or chain of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean. It matters because it represents an important part of the world's ocean geography and ecosystems.
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Key facts
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Area
- 32.3 km (12.5 sq mi)
- Administrative division
- None
- Largest island settlement
- Canton Island (pop. 20)
- Status
- Unincorporated ( Howland and Baker Islands )
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Phoenix Islands, or Rawaki, are a group of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs that lie east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. They are part of the Republic of Kiribati. Their combined land area is 28 square kilometres (11 mi). The only island of any commercial importance is Canton Island (also called Abariringa). The other islands are Enderbury, Rawaki (formerly Phoenix), Manra (formerly Sydney), Birnie, McKean, Nikumaroro (formerly Gardner), and Orona (formerly Hull).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phoenix Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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13 mapped locations